6.763 Applied Superconductivity, Fall 2001
Superconducting Josephson qubit surrounded by a SQUID readout circuit. (Image by Terry Orlando.)
Highlights of this Course
This course features a full set of
homework assignments, in addition to other materials used by students in the course. The materials are largely based on the textbook,
Foundations of Applied Superconductivity, co-written by Professor Terry P. Orlando (see the
publisher's site for more information).
Course Description
This course provides a phenomenological approach to superconductivity, with emphasis on superconducting electronics. Topics include: electrodynamics of superconductors, London's model, flux quantization, Josephson Junctions, superconducting quantum devices, equivalent circuits, high-speed superconducting electronics, and quantized circuits for quantum computing. The course also provides an overview of type II superconductors, critical magnetic fields, pinning, the critical state model, superconducting materials, and microscopic theory of superconductivity.
Technical Requirements
MATLAB® software is required to run the .m files found on this course site.
MATLAB® is a trademark of The MathWorks, Inc.